Author: PM NEWS Editor
Nigerian Okeke Anselm Arinze jailed in India over $520K heroin
The prosecution said Okeke was running a drug smuggling racket from a Delhi flat and used to supply heroin to…
UK brands IPOB terrorist organisation, no more asylum for members
UK's U-turn followed a series of atrocities committed by the group. It says members of the group should be excluded…
Mbappe becomes PSG’s highest paid player, dumps Madrid
Le Parisien reported on Thursday that the 23-year-old is set to stay till 2024 on a contract worth 50 million…
Nigeria’s Falconets face familiar foes at Costa Rica 2022
Nigeria finished top of a group involving Korea Republic at the 2014 championship in Canada, beating the Koreans 2-1 in…
Biden appoints Jean-Pierre first black woman as White House Press Secretary
Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to serve for only the first…
Igbo traders endorse Sanwo-Olu for second term
The traders gave the endorsement at the 2022 All Markets Conference, organised by the association in Amuwo Odofin area of…
Lagos to begin Badagry seaport: Sanwo-Olu
He made the disclosure in Lagos at the All Markets Conference 2022 (AMC’22), organised by the Ndigboamaka Progressive (Markets) Association,…
Alcaraz books Q/final showdown with Nadal in Madrid Open
The win sets up an all-Spanish quarter-final showdown against his hero Rafael Nadal. It also lifts Alcaraz to a career-high…
Updated: N9.5 billion Abacha loot recovered by UK not coming to Nigeria
The $23 million will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and not to Nigeria
Jean-Pierre replaces Jen Psaki as White House press secretary
Jean-Pierre, the principal deputy press secretary, will become the first openly gay person and first Black woman to hold the…
Naira loses ground to US dollar
An exchange rate of N444 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled…
Lekki Deep Sea port will spin $201B revenue, 170K jobs
The Lekki Deep Sea Port, which is being constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), is being built at…
Permsec Clement Illoh Onubuogo jailed 12 years, forfeits N161M
Illoh was dragged to the court by the EFCC on a three-count charge bordering non-declaration of assets to the tune…
Yar’Adua soldier of truth: Jonathan pens tribute 12 years after
In a Facebook post on Thursday, titled PRESIDENT YAR’ADUA: 12 YEARS AFTER, Jonathan described Yar'Adua as a leader difficult to…
New York Met Gala sets fundraising record
The annual gala is a fundraiser for the self-funding Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Guinea’s junta set to charge Conde, 26 aides with murder
The charges against Conde and his allies include complicity in murder and assault, sexual violence and forced disappearances arising from…
Seattle Sounders make MLS history winning CONCACAF Champions League
The American side's victory, in front of a record crowd of 68,741 at Lumen Field, ended a streak of 13…
Texas pastor Paul Moten drags Kanye West to court
Moten said in the lawsuit that West has shown an "alarming pattern" of "willfully and egregiously sampling sound recordings of…
Madrid going to Paris to win: Courtois
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was named man of the match in the clash Wednesday night between Real Madrid and Manchester City…
Boris Johnson faces council election test today
Votes will decide almost 7,000 council seats across the United Kingdom, determining the makeup of 140 local government authorities, which…
We played well, we lost it: Guardiola speaks on City’s miserable night in Madrid
Except at the end, we were brilliant," Guardiola said after the game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. "But it's all…
Celta Vigo player Santi Mina jailed four years for sexual abuse
Mina, who had been accused alongside Ibiza footballer David Goldar, was also granted a restraining order and will have to…
Maradona’s hand of God shirt sold to ‘Anonymous’ for record $8.93m
The sale to an anonymous buyer broke the previous record for sports memorabilia set by the original autograph manuscript of…
Nigerian Chinedu Anumole arrested in India for $66K scam
Anumole, who lives in Mumbai, was arrested Wednesday, along with an Indian accomplice by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell.
Abidemi Rufai ex-Ogun official admits serial U.S. fraud, pleads guilty
Prosecutors have agreed to recommend no more than 71 months in prison. The recommendation is not binding on U.S. District…
EU mulls ban of Russian oil, refined products
"It will not be easy. Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work…
47 percent of South Africans rely on dole
The social assistance transfers costs 204 billion rands a year, excluding special COVID-19 relief grant. This is about $12.88 billion.
IGP Baba upgrades police crime database
The upgraded centre will facilitate easy identification of suspects, crime location, modus operandi, Global Positioning System (GPS) to geolocate crimes,…
Education minister Nwajiuba how did you get N100m? ASUU blows whistle
If this were a serious country, he should be making some explanations to ICPC and EFCC by now. Unfortunately, we…
ICYMI: Bournemouth return to English Premier League
Bournemouth, together with Championship title winners Fulham, secured automatic promotion and will return to the Premier League after two years…